A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen species of "hell ant" that lived 113 million years ago, making it the oldest ...

The red fire ants, which are highly invasive, have spread from their native South America into Mexico, the US, Australia, New ...

Bolstering its blade, the whimsical Fire Ant ingeniously incorporates an additional handy implement within its handle.

Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, according to ...

Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the threats to the state.

"Once the egg hatches, the ant has only a few weeks of life before it succumbs to the manipulations of its attacker, ...

Red Imported Fire Ants are a nuisance in gardens, lawns and pastures. Fire ants are native to Brazil and have been in North Carolina since the 1950’s. Eradication efforts were ...

After their 2-year-old daughter died from an allergic reaction to fire ant bites, a Georgia mother and father have filed a wrongful death suit against the hospital where they brought her to receive ...

They are called hybrid fire ants, which are a mix of black fire ants and red fire ants, and they originated from South America. The breed has been around since the 1930s and came to Virginia in 1989.

The red imported fire ant is usually medium-sized and red and black. This species is exotic and in many areas, has displaced other species of fire ants native to the state, according to Texas A&M ...